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Durban to host 2022 Commonwealth Games─── 08:13 Wed, 02 Sep 2015
The Commonwealth Games of 2022 will be coming to the City of Durban after a unanimous vote by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) in Auckland, New Zealand today.
President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), Gideon Sam, said: “I stand before you today as an extremely proud South African. We are ready to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, for the very first time on African soil, in Durban South Africa in 2022.”
The fundamental premise of our submission is that the Games will provide an opportunity to fast track our development both on an economic and social level.
In particular the development and inspiration of our young people not only in South Africa but in the rest of the Commonwealth.”
Sam thanked the CGF for their constructive inputs and positive feedback and once again emphasised that Durban is well suited and ready to host the greatest Commonwealth Games ever and to inspire many generations to come, while contributing to the growth of the Commonwealth Games Movement.
